On Twitch, Destiny 2 doesn’t actually play a major role in 2020. However, Destiny streamer Sean “Gladd” Gallagher is now speaking out and says he has the most subs worldwide on Twitch overall. That is a significant financial success for him.
Although Destiny 2 doesn’t really play a role on Twitch, the loot shooter is currently stirring up the streaming platform. The person with the most subscriptions on Twitch worldwide is said to be a Destiny streamer.
Who is this about? The streamer is named Sean Gallagher, but is better known by the name “Gladd”. In Destiny 2, Gladd is among the best PvE players ever and has been the biggest Destiny streamer on Twitch since KingGothalion moved to Mixer.
This is his success: According to his own statement, Gladd currently has 32,722 “Subs”, which are money-generating subscriptions. Assuming that a subscription brings the streamer about $3, Gladd earns about $100,000 a month just from the subs.
How much he actually earns is unclear because there are different tiers of subs and it varies how many percent the streamer receives from the revenue and how much goes to Twitch.
Gladd proudly shared on Twitter the numbers of a tracking site, stating that he is in first place:
According to the numbers of a tracking site, Gladd surpasses streamers like Summit1g and xQc and is in first place among individual streamers.
Is Gladd really number 1?
The problem with the numbers: Viewer and follower counts on Twitch are accurately tracked. Subscription numbers work differently.
Again, tracking sites like Twitchtracker do list entries and numbers. However, these are estimates and projections. Since the values depend on which subscription data a streamer forwards, they are not infallible:
- The site then also says: “There is an error margin.”
- The streamer Summit1g called the numbers incorrect in January 2019. They were just estimates after the site had ranked him higher, which he did not want.
We recently looked at the “problem” of the “No. 1 in subs on Twitch” with a German streamer on MeinMMO. MontanaBlack claimed to be the numero uno when it comes to Twitch subs:
How likely are Gladd’s numbers? The reported numbers from Gladd can be considered real. Because, unlike other streamers, he has a sort of live ticker for subs running.
The problem is: We don’t know if he really is number one because not every streamer discloses their sub counts.
Why is Gladd so successful?
A community puzzle as a springboard: Recently, a complex puzzle kept the Destiny players engaged. For almost a week, the mega puzzle caused sleepless nights – including for Gladd.
Gladd was the player who first made it through the maze. Solving the puzzle was only possible through the cooperation of the community.
The puzzle gave the tireless streamer a significant boost on Twitch. During this time, Gladd reached about five times as many viewers as usual and apparently managed to maintain the momentum of the puzzle.
However, Sean Gallagher was already a well-known figure in the Destiny cosmos.
Streamer impresses with achievements: Over the years, Gladd has repeatedly made headlines with achievements in PvE, incredible perseverance, or crazy challenges.
His achievements include:
- A victory in the World-First race in the raid
- The hardest bosses are defeated with musical instruments
- One of his records even made it into the Guinness Book
That was all cool, but Gladd had never been as successful as he was now in early February. Apparently, the puzzle gave him lasting momentum. This is all the more remarkable because Destiny 2 is not actually a trending game on Twitch:
- In 2019, Destiny 2 was only in 24th place among games on Twitch in terms of average viewers
Destiny 2 plays hardly any role on Twitch
What about Destiny 2 on Twitch? The loot shooter from Bungie has been struggling to make its mark on Twitch lately. In the days of “Destiny 1”, a special mode attracted streamers to PvP and a ton of viewers to their screens: the Trials of Osiris.
However, many well-known streamers have turned their backs on Destiny and found their homes in other games like Fortnite, becoming big stars there. Former players include DrLupo and even Tfue
Last year, large parts of Destiny 2 became free-to-play and the game skyrocketed on Steam. However, the initial boom could not be maintained.
Especially on Twitch, Destiny is lagging far behind – compared to giants like Fortnite. Whenever a major expansion of the MMO shooter hits, Twitch numbers do rise, but it doesn’t last long.
Aside from the peaks in the autumn months (when the biggest DLCs traditionally release), things do not look rosy for Destiny 2 on Twitch either. Even during the strongest phases, Destiny 2 continues to trail behind the giants:
- About 20,000 average viewers in October 2019 when the big expansion Shadowkeep was released.
- LoL reached about 170,000 viewers at the same time. Here, however, the strong World Championship was also in progress.
- Fortnite had around 106,000 concurrent Twitch viewers
Under these circumstances, Gladd’s many subs are particularly impressive.
What do you think of Gladd – has he earned his success through hard work, or is he being overrated? Currently, Destiny players on Twitch can grab a ton of loot:
